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Sierra de Órganos


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha EN resident 1995 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2000 Sierra de Órganos Parque Nacional 1

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
rangeland/pastureland -
tourism/recreation -

Land ownership
Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal y privada.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra de Órganos (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-de-órganos-iba-mexico on 23/11/2024.